The Netherlands
Singapore and the Netherlands share a longstanding and robust economic partnership, underpinned by strong two-way trade and investment flows, as well as extensive business links. We are connected through the European Union-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) and the European Union-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement (EUSDTA).
Last updated on 12 November 2026
Singapore-Netherlands Economic Relations
Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations Grace Fu met with the Netherlands’ Minister of Economic Affairs Dirk Beljaarts on 19 May 2025, during his official visit to Singapore.
Singapore and the Netherlands share strong trade, services and investment linkages across multiple sectors. The Netherlands is among Singapore’s top services trading partner and investment destination in the European Union (EU) and is a key gateway to Europe for Singapore companies. Singapore is the Netherlands' largest trading partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and serves as a gateway for Dutch companies expanding into Southeast Asia.
Our partnership with the Netherlands is anchored by the European Union-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA), which entered into force in 2019.
Bilateral Agreements involving The Netherlands
European Union-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA)
The EUSFTA entered into force on 21 November 2019 and is the EU’s first trade agreement with an ASEAN Member State. The EUSFTA is a comprehensive FTA removing all tariffs on both sides and contains chapters on intellectual property, liberalising services and investment market access, public procurement, competition, reducing sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures and non-tariff barriers, including on renewable energy generation.
European Union-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement (EUSDTA)
The EUSDTA was signed on 7 May 2025 and entered into force for Singapore and the EU on 1 February 2026. It builds on the longstanding and strong economic relations between Singapore and the EU, which are anchored by the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA).
International Platforms involving The Netherlands
Singapore–Netherlands Semiconductor Working Group
In May 2025, Singapore and the Netherlands established a Semiconductor Working Group to strengthen bilateral engagement and promote exchanges of insights on semiconductor research and development. The Working Group’s key areas of focus are research and innovation, talent exchange, and trade and supply chains.
Singapore–Rotterdam Green and Digital Shipping Corridor
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the Port of Rotterdam have a longstanding partnership on maritime decarbonisation and digitalisation. Their cooperation covers alternative fuels, port digitalisation, maritime cybersecurity and port innovation. The Singapore–Rotterdam Cooperation Agreement on Green and Digital Shipping Corridors, renewed in March 2025, supports work on net-zero fuel pathways, including biodiesel, methanol, ammonia and hydrogen, as well as port-to-port data exchange and port call optimisation.